David Wellington Chappell (1940–2004) was a professor of Buddhist studies whose specialties were Chinese Buddhist traditions (esp.

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) and interreligious dialogue. After receiving a B.A. from

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and a B.D. from

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, he completed a Ph.D. in the history of religions at

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. His subsequent teaching career included three decades as a professor of religion at the

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, where he founded the journal Buddhist-Christian Studies in 1981, edited it through 1985, then helped found the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies in 1987. His publications include ''Buddhist and Taoist Practice in Medieval Chinese Society, T'ien-t'ai Buddhism: An Outline of the Fourfold Teachings, Buddhist Peace Work: Creating Cultures of Peace,'' and ''Unity in Diversity: Hawaii's Buddhist Communities.'' After retiring from the University of Hawaii, he taught comparative studies at

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and was actively engaged in Buddhist-Muslim dialogue in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Published works

* Chappell, David W. (1987). 'Is Tendai Buddhism Relevant to the Modern World?' in ''Japanese Journal of Religious Studies'' 1987 14/2-3. Source

accessed: Saturday August 16, 2008 * Chappell, David W., ''Buddhist Peacework -- Creating Cultures of Peace,'' Wisdom Publications, 2000. https://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Peacework-Creating-Cultures-Peace/dp/086171167X/

References

In Memoriam: David Wellington Chappell (1940–2004). ''Buddhist-Christian Studies'' 25 (2005): v. 1940 births 2004 deaths {{Buddhism-bio-stub